Tsubasa Oozora

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Manga author Yōichi Takahashi created Tsubasa Oozora as a part of a growth story intended to show the readers and viewers how characters are developed through the plot. He gave Tsubasa multiple rivals with differing traits to make his matches more challenging. Jun Misugi was at first a superior player to Tsubasa but Takahashi made Misugi suffer from heart problems to bring more conflict into the match between the two players. Fans had pointed out that Tsubasa's teams always tend to win or tie but never lose; Takahashi stated that to make the story longer, he had to make the protagonist's team participate in more matches and that readers want strong characters, which resulted in Tsubasa being a prodigy.{{cite news|url=https://elcomercio.pe/mundo/actualidad/supercampeones-yoichi-takahashi-oliver-hospital-leyenda-real-noticia-460340|title=Eso de Oliver en un hospital es una leyenda, no es real|trans-title=That of Oliver in a hospital is a legend, it is not real|newspaper=El Comercio|date=September 23, 2017|access-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306084417/https://elcomercio.pe/mundo/actualidad/supercampeones-yoichi-takahashi-oliver-hospital-leyenda-real-noticia-460340|archive-date=March 6, 2018}} Tsubasa's first team, the Nankatsu, was based on a team Takahashi took part in as child that aimed to become a first-category team despite being low-skilled at the time.{{cite web|url=https://as.com/futbol/2016/12/17/internacional/1481939991_959437.html|title=Cristiano Ronaldo, como Messi, superó la ficción de Oliver Atom|trans-title=Cristiano Ronaldo, like Messi, overcame the fiction of Oliver Atom|publisher=As.com|date=December 17, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423034045/https://as.com/futbol/2016/12/17/internacional/1481939991_959437.html|archive-date=April 23, 2018}} In retrospect, Takahashi said Tsubasa was a less realistic character than other protagonists he had created; most notably the character Kyosuke Kano from the Hungry Heart: Wild Striker series was written to be more realistic and had to face family issues and relearn the rules of the sport.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zs5CDwAAQBAJ&q=tsubasa+ozora&pg=PA70|title=The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Seven|year=2017|asin=B078855JCQ|author=Wilson, Jonathan|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427045423/https://books.google.com/books?id=zs5CDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA70&dq=tsubasa+ozora&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwihmpHNwNjaAhXBh5AKHe_fAnoQuwUINzAB#v=onepage&q=tsubasa%20ozora&f=false|archive-date=2018-04-27}} When he began writing the original series, Takahashi told readers Tsubasa was a football player whom the players could relate if they cared about the sport.

Takahashi said rumors claiming Tsubasa was based on Musashi Mizushima due to similarities between their lives were untrue;{{cite web|url=http://misiontokyo.com/articulos/entrevistas/entrevista-a-yoichi-takahashi|title=Entrevista a Yoichi Takahashi|trans-title=Interview to Yoichi Takahashi|publisher=Mision Tokyo|date=December 2, 2012|access-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423102034/http://misiontokyo.com/articulos/entrevistas/entrevista-a-yoichi-takahashi|archive-date=April 23, 2018}} however, Mizushima's move to São Paulo as a ten-year-old boy was partly used in the manga.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ySzkt_SdNo4C&q=musashi+mizushima+first+japanese+player+to+go+overseas&pg=PA73 |title=Football Goes East: Business, Culture and the People's Game in East Asia: The People's Game in China, Japan and Korea |publisher=Routledge |date=2004 |isbn = 9780415318976|access-date=2015-04-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183448/https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ySzkt_SdNo4C&pg=PA73&lpg=PA73&dq=musashi+mizushima+first+japanese+player+to+go+overseas&source=bl&ots=l33l3-68_g&sig=tsJoD_yPNXXMxWYgosQgHJVVE_Q&hl=en&sa=X&ei=wvMcVYzJAobnaK77goAM&ved=0CCEQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=musashi%20mizushima%20first%20japanese%20player%20to%20go%20overseas&f=false |archive-date=2015-04-02}} Takahashi said he had been influenced by Kazuyoshi Miura because he was the first Japanese player to play outside Japan.{{cite web|url=https://www.givemesport.com/993528-el-verdadero-oliver-atom-se-ha-hecho-mayor-y-cumple-ya-50-anos|title=El verdadero Oliver Atom se ha hecho mayor y cumple ya 50 años|publisher=Give Me Sport|trans-title=The real Oliver Attom has grown and is 50 years old|author=Venegas, Eduardo|access-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423033610/https://www.givemesport.com/993528-el-verdadero-oliver-atom-se-ha-hecho-mayor-y-cumple-ya-50-anos|archive-date=April 23, 2018}} In World Youth, a new character named Shingo Aoi who trained in Italy joins Japan's team; he is an idol of Tsubasa. The relationship between the characters has been likened to that between Hidetoshi Nakata and Miura, though Tsubasa and Shingo are friendlier.{{cite news|url=https://elcomercio.pe/deporte-total/futbol-mundial/conoce-crack-japones-inspiro-creador-oliver-atom-306138|title=Conoce al crack japonés que inspiró al creador de Oliver Atom

|trans-title=Know the famous Japanese that inspired the creator of Oliver Atom|newspaper=El Comercio|date=April 1, 2014|access-date=May 7, 2018}} In 2011, Takahashi had plans to finish Tsubasa's first year in Barcelona but also wanted to tell a story about the Japanese Olympic football team, from which Tsubasa was absent because the character Misaki Taro was taking the lead.{{cite web|url=https://www.nippon.com/es/views/b00103/?pnum=2|title=El mundo ama a Oliver Atom|trans-title=The world loves Oliver Atom|publisher=Nippon|date=November 14, 2011|access-date=April 22, 2018}} Takahashi stated that he had no plans to end his story in 2012 because Tsubasa's dream is winning the FIFA World Cup.

Because Takahashi likes European football, he decided Tsubasa would leave São Paulo and join Spain's Barcelona at the age of 21. In 1998, Takahashi traveled to Barcelona and enjoyed its Camp Nou ground; he was inspired to make the Barcelona team Tsubasa's future team; he said Tsubasa would have joined Real Madrid if he had visited its pitch.{{cite web|url=http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2009/08/04/370078/el-creador-de-oliver-y-benji-apoya-a-los-jjoo-tokio-2016.html|title=El creador de Oliver y Benji apoya a los JJ.OO. Tokio 2016|trans-title=The creator of Oliver and Benji supports the JJOO Tokio 2016|publisher=Emol|date=August 4, 2009|access-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423102047/http://www.emol.com/noticias/deportes/2009/08/04/370078/el-creador-de-oliver-y-benji-apoya-a-los-jjoo-tokio-2016.html|archive-date=April 23, 2018}} Because of Tsubasa's inexperience, real-life player Rivaldo becomes his mentor during the manga Road to 2002. In 2016, Takahashi compared Tsubasa with Lionel Messi—another Barcelona player.{{cite news|url=https://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2016/01/21/nota/5359375/oliver-aton-seria-messi-vida-real-dice-creador-super-campeones|title=Oliver Atom sería Lionel Messi en la vida real, dice creador de Súper Campeones|trans-title=Oliver Atom would be Lionel Messi in real life according to the creator of Super Champions|newspaper=El Universo|date=January 21, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026233723/http://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2016/01/21/nota/5359375/oliver-aton-seria-messi-vida-real-dice-creador-super-campeones|archive-date=October 26, 2017}} Takahashi highly enjoyed drawing Tsubasa's life in the Barcelona team.{{cite web|url=http://www.24horas.cl/deportes/futbol-internacional/creador-de-los-supercampeones-revela-quien-seria-oliver-benji-y-steve-hyuga-1911974|title=Creador de los Supercampeones revela quién sería Oliver, Benji y Steve Hyuga|trans-title=Creator of Super Champions reveals who would be Olver, Benji and Steve Hyuga|publisher=24 Horas|date=January 25, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423044818/http://www.24horas.cl/deportes/futbol-internacional/creador-de-los-supercampeones-revela-quien-seria-oliver-benji-y-steve-hyuga-1911974|archive-date=April 23, 2018}} Since the manga started, Takahashi has been inspired by the Barcelona team. Takahashi also linked Tsubasa to Andrés Iniesta, who inspired him during a fictional match between the Real Madrid and Barcelona from the manga Road to 2002.{{cite web|url=https://peru.com/futbol/internacional/creador-supercampeones-oliver-y-benji-se-inspira-este-club-espanol-noticia-206137|title=Creador de "Supercampeones" de Oliver y Benji se inspira en este club español|trans-title=Creator of Super Champions of Oliver and Benji in inspired by Spanish Club|publisher=Peru|date=January 25, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422202955/https://peru.com/futbol/internacional/creador-supercampeones-oliver-y-benji-se-inspira-este-club-espanol-noticia-206137|archive-date=April 22, 2018}} The rivalry between Tsubasa and another character Kojiro Hyuga was also linked with the rivalry between Messi and Real Madrid player Cristiano Ronaldo due to their powerful clashes.{{cite web|url=https://www.pasionfutbol.com/noticias/El-creador-de-los-Supercampeones-dijo-que-Lionel-Messi-es-Oliver-Atom-20161217-0022.html|title=El creador de los Supercampeones dijo que Lionel Messi es Oliver Atom|trans-title=Creator of Super Championssaid Lionel Messi is Oliver Atom|publisher=Pasion Futbol|date=December 17, 2016|access-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423101943/https://www.pasionfutbol.com/noticias/El-creador-de-los-Supercampeones-dijo-que-Lionel-Messi-es-Oliver-Atom-20161217-0022.html|archive-date=April 23, 2018}} When Japan women's national football team won its first FIFA Women's World Cup title in Germany, Takahashi drew comparisons between Tsubasa and Homare Sawa, the women's team's captain.{{cite web|url=https://www.nippon.com/en/views/b00103/|title=A Soccer Hero Adored Around the World |publisher=Nippon|date=October 18, 2011|access-date=April 27, 2018}}

Several voice actors have portrayed Tsubasa; Akari Hibino, the character's first voice actor, played him in the first anime series and the original video animation sequel Shin Captain Tsubasa.{{cite web|url=http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=02377&namecode=5|title=■日比野朱里(Akari Hibino)＝小粥よう子|publisher=Voice Artist Data Base|access-date=April 22, 2018|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430005618/http://gph.sakura.ne.jp/va_memo/system/vadb.cgi?action=view_ind&value=02377&namecode=5|archive-date=April 30, 2018}} As an adult in the anime Captain Tsubasa J, he is voiced by Nozomu Sasaki.{{cite web|url=http://entertainment-topics.jp/21249|title=声変わり？声優・佐々木望さんの声が別人のように変わった理由|publisher=Entertainment Topics|access-date=May 4, 2018}} In the anime Road to 2002, he was voiced by Kikuko Inoue as a teenager and by Tomokazu Seki as an adult.{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/cap_tsuba/staff_cast.html|title=Staff and Cast|publisher=TV Tokyo|access-date=April 22, 2018|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016070916/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/cap_tsuba/staff_cast.html|archive-date=October 16, 2016}} For the 2018 anime, Yūko Sanpei took the role of Tsubasa's Japanese voice; she commented, "I thought he was cheerful and a naturally talented soccer player at first, but now I know he actually practices diligently".{{cite web|url=https://manga.tokyo/report/aj2018-captain-tsubasa-special-stage-report/|title=AnimeJapan 2018 – Captain Tsubasa Special Stage Report|date=3 April 2018|publisher=Manga Tokyo|access-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423034002/https://manga.tokyo/report/aj2018-captain-tsubasa-special-stage-report/|archive-date=April 23, 2018}}

Tsubasa first appeared as the protagonist of the manga Captain Tsubasa, which Takahashi started writing in 1981. At the beginning of the series, Tsubasa is a lonely, soccer-obsessed, unembittered, elementary school pupil who has recently moved to the city of Nankatsu with his mother. Tsubasa 's life was saved by his football in a road-traffic accident when he was barely able to walk; Tsubasa held the football in front of him, which cushioned most of the impact. Immediately upon his arrival, Tsubasa challenges Shutetsu's genius goalkeeper Genzo Wakabayashi to a duel.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa|volume=1|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1982|isbn=4-08-851281-2|chapter=Chapter 1|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} The duel is observed by Roberto Hongo, a former member of the Brazil national football team and a friend of Tsubasa's father, who becomes his mentor.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa|volume=1|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1982|isbn=4-08-851281-2|chapter=Chapter 2|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} Joining Nankatsu school's soccer team, Tsubasa meets Taro Misaki with whom he forms a pairing that is later called {{nihongo|"The Golden Duo"|ゴールデンコンビ|Gōruden Konbi}}, and chief supporter Sanae Nakazawa who soon develops a crush on him.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa|volume=1|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1982|isbn=4-08-851282-0|chapter=Chapter 7|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa|volume=1|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1982|isbn=4-08-851282-0|chapter=Chapter 3|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}

When Tsubasa is chosen as a member of the city's team for the national championship, he and his friends face opposition from Kojirou Hyuga, who becomes one of his biggest rivals. Tsubasa's team wins the tournament but Roberto breaks the promise of going to Brazil to train with Tsubasa, believing he is still too young.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa|volume=12|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1984|isbn=4-08-851292-8|chapter=Chapter 49|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} Nevertheless, he leaves Tsubasa a notebook with instructions to guide him.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa|volume=13|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1985|isbn=4-08-851293-6|chapter=Chapter 50|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} Tsubasa becomes a midfielder for Nakatsu and creates a shot known as {{nihongo|Drive Shoot|ドライブシュート|Doraibu shūto}} that can change the ball's reach. In the following years of training, Tsubasa perfects the Drive Shoot but is severely wounded in his left arm,{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa|volume=36|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1986|isbn=4-08-851298-7|chapter=Chapter 18|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} causing Tsubasa to end his final game against Hyuga's Toho team with a tie.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa|volume=25|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1987|isbn=4-08-851875-6|chapter=Chapter 84|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} Following his recovery, many of his friends and rivals are selected by his coach as part of a team that wins the U-16 World Championships for Japan.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa|volume=25|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1987|isbn=4-08-851875-6|chapter=Chapter 85|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} He leaves Japan to follow his dream of becoming a professional soccer player in Brazil but periodically returns to play for the national team. Before leaving, Tsubasa tells Sanae he fell in love with her.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa|volume=36|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1989|isbn=4-08-851886-1|chapter=Chapter 108|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa|volume=37|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1989|isbn=4-08-851887-X|chapter=Chapter 114|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}

In the manga World Youth, Tsubasa has become São Paulo's captain and encounters a new rival named Carlos Santana who plays for CR Flamengo.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼―ワールドユース編|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa World Youth|volume=1|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1994|isbn=4-08-871770-8|chapter=Chapter 6|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼―ワールドユース編|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa World Youth|volume=3|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1994|isbn=4-08-871855-0|chapter=Chapter 9|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} Following their match, Tsubasa returns to Japan to help the young Japanese team pass the World Youth's Asian preliminaries.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼―ワールドユース編|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa World Youth|volume=4|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1995|isbn=4-08-871856-9|chapter=Chapter 19|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} Japan enters the tournament, which the country hosts because of a war.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼―ワールドユース編|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa World Youth|volume=11|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1996|isbn=4-08-872263-9|chapter=Chapter 42|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼―ワールドユース編|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa World Youth|volume=12|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1996|isbn=4-08-872264-7|chapter=Chapter 45|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} Tsubasa once again leads the Japanese team into the tournament and encounters old enemies including Carlos Santana in the finals and Natureza—a teenager trained by Roberto.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼―ワールドユース編|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa World Youth|volume=18|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1997|isbn=4-08-872270-1|chapter=Chapter 63|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} After Japan's victory, Tsubasa proposes to Sanae and they get married. In the aftermath, the Barcelona FC invites him to join them.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼―ワールドユース編|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa World Youth|volume=18|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1997|isbn=4-08-872270-1|chapter=Chapter 64|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}

In the manga series Road to 2002, Tsubasa says farewell to Roberto during his final match in São Paulo.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼―Road to 2002|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002|volume=1|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=2001|isbn=4-08-876167-7|chapter=Chapter 1|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} Tsubasa and Sanae move to Spain, where Tsubasa intends to join the Barcelona team.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼―Road to 2002|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002|volume=1|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=2001|isbn=4-08-876167-7|chapter=Chapter 2|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} There, he meets Rivaul, a highly skilled player who has surpassed Tsubasa. Because Tsubasa is not able to fit into the team, he is instead sent to the low-class division team FC Barcelona B.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼―Road to 2002|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002|volume=1|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=2001|isbn=4-08-876202-9|chapter=Chapter 18|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} He scores 12 goals and 11 assists, and is sent back to the main Barcelona team. When Rivaul being wounded in a match, Tsubasa replaces him for a game between Barcelona and Real Madrid, during which Tsubasa faces Natureza once again but is unable to lead the team into victory until a wounded Rivaul rejoins the team.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼―Road to 2002|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Road to 2002|volume=15|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=2004|isbn=4-08-876656-3|chapter=Chapter 142|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}

In the following series, Golden-23, Tsubasa debuts in the adult Japan team during a match against Germany. He continues playing for Barcelona because the Japanese coach decides not to seek help from international players in the Olympic Games' elimination stages.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼 Golden-23|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Golden-23|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=4-08-877037-4|volume=1|year=2006|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|chapter=Chapter 0|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼 Golden-23|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Golden-23|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=4-08-877037-4|volume=1|year=2006|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|chapter=Chapter 1|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} Tsubasa once again faces Carlos Santana, who is playing in the Valencia team while Misaki is leading Japan in the eliminatories. Tsubasa learns that Sanae is pregnant.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼 Golden-23|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Golden-23|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=4-08-877080-3|volume=2|year=2006|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|chapter=Chapter 15|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼 Golden-23|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Golden-23|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=4-08-877156-7|volume=4|year=2006|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|chapter=Chapter 34|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} Tsubasa, Hyuga and Aoi Shingo return for a match in Hiroshima.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼 Golden-23|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Golden-23|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=978-4-08-877527-2|volume=12|year=2008|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|chapter=Wish for Peace in Hiroshima (Part 1)|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼 Golden-23|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Golden-23|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=978-4-08-877527-2|volume=12|year=2008|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|chapter=Wish for Peace in Hiroshima (Part 2)|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} The one-shot La Liga depicts another match between the Barcelona team and other Spanish teams.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼 海外激闘編 En La Liga|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa En La Liga|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=978-4-08-877877-8|volume=1|year=2010|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|chapter=Chapter 2|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼 海外激闘編 En La Liga|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa En La Liga|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=978-4-08-877877-8|volume=8|year=2012|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|chapter=Chapter 58|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} At the beginning of Rising Sun, Tsubasa has become his team's most valuable player because he has made multiple hat tricks and has helped Barcelona become the champion of La Liga.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼 ライジングサン 1|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Rising Sun 1|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=978-4-08-880130-8|volume=1|year=2014|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|chapter=Chapter 1|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} Following this, Tsubasa joins Japan's team to participate in the Olympic Games.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼 ライジングサン 1|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Rising Sun 1|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=978-4-08-880130-8|volume=1|year=2014|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|chapter=Chapter 2|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} After a few matches, he collapses and is forced to leave the team until he recovers.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼 ライジングサン 2|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Rising Sun 2|publisher=Shueisha|isbn=978-4-08-880241-1|volume=2|year=2014|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|chapter=Chapter 9|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}

Tsubasa has appeared in multiple video games based on the manga. The first game, titled Captain Tsubasa, altered Tsubasa's design and called him Robin Field.{{cite web|url=http://www.konami.jp/tsubasa/game/chara_tsubasa.html|title=Tsubasa|publisher=Konami|access-date=April 22, 2018|language=ja|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170005/http://www.konami.jp/tsubasa/game/chara_tsubasa.html|archive-date=April 23, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/mejores-juegos-campeones-oliver-benji-capitan-tsubasa-190334|title=Los mejores juegos de Campeones: Oliver y Benji (Captain Tsubasa)|date=13 February 2018|publisher=Hobby Consolas|access-date=April 22, 2018|language=es|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424071726/https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/mejores-juegos-campeones-oliver-benji-capitan-tsubasa-190334|archive-date=April 24, 2018}} However, the video games starting from Super Striker follow an alternate life of Tsubasa. In Super Striker, Tsubasa is already playing for São Paulo Youth. He aims to defeat Carlos Santana and win the Rio Cup while also joining his fellow Japanese players for a cup.{{cite video game|title=Captain Tsubasa II: Super Striker|publisher=Tecmo|developer=Tecmo|year=1990}} In Kotei no Chosen, Tsubasa aims for a second consecutive win in the Brazilian Rio Cup. Japan challenges the "World Youth".{{cite video game|title=Captain Tsubasa III: Kotei no Chosen|publisher=Tecmo |developer=Tecmo|year=1992}} By Captain Tsubasa IV: Pro no Rival-tachi, Tsubasa still remains in São Paulo and can become a member of the Brazilian league selection.{{cite video game|title=Captain Tsubasa IV: Pro no Rival-tachi|year=1993|publisher=Tecmo|developer=Tecmo}} The final Tecmo game, Hasha no Shogo, has Tsubasa goes to Italy to play for the U.S. Lecce as a transfer from Brazil while later joining the Japanese team.{{cite video game|title=Captain Tsubasa 5: Hasha no Shogo Campione|year=1994|publisher=Tecmo|developer=Tecmo}}

In the film Captain Tsubasa: The Great European Showdown (1985), Tsubasa is selected as one of the Japanese members of an International Jr. Youth Tournament in which Japan faces multiple Western rivals.{{cite video|title=キャプテン翼 ヨーロッパ大決戦|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa: The Great European Showdown|year=1985|publisher=Group TAC}} The film was followed by the sequel Captain Tsubasa: Danger! All Japan Jr. (1985), in which Japan faces an All Europe Jr. team despite lacking Hyuga and Wakabayashi.{{cite video|title=キャプテン翼 危うし! 全日本Ｊｒ．|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa: Danger! All Japan Jr.|year=1985|publisher=Group TAC}} The third film, Captain Tsubasa: Run Towards Tomorrow (1986), follows Tsubasa as he leads a team from the All Japan Jr. Youth against another team while remembering how he met them.{{cite video|title=キャプテン翼 明日に向って走れ!|trans-title= Captain Tsubasa: Run Towards Tomorrow|year=1986}} The fourth and most recent film, Captain Tsubasa: World Great Battle - Jr. World Cup (1986), involves a new tournament between multiple youth teams in which Tsubasa's All Japan Jr. faces South America Jr., a team trained by Roberto Hongo.{{cite video|title=キャプテン翼 世界大決戦！！Ｊｒ．ワールドカップ|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa: World Great Battle - Jr. World Cup|year=1986|publisher=Group TAC}}

His first manga one-shot appearance was in Captain Tsubasa: World Youth Tokubetsu Hen - Saikyo no Teki! Holanda Youth, in which Tsubasa returns from Brazil to Japan to play a match against Holland's Youth Team.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼 ワールドユース特別編 最強の敵！オランダユース|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa: World Youth Tokubetsu Hen - Saikyo no Teki! Holanda Youth|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=1993|isbn=978-4088722603|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} The one-shot was adapted into an original video animation (OVA), in which Tsubasa can only assist Japan during the game's second half due to his late arrival.{{cite video|title=キャプテン翼 最強の敵 オランダユース|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa: The most powerful opponent! Holland Youth|year=1994|publisher=J.C.Staff}} In the one-shot Captain Tsubasa 2000: Millennium Dream, he appears as a playable video game character competing with Brazil's team for a gold medal.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼短編集 Dream Field|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Short Stories: Dream Field|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=2006|isbn=978-4088770819|volume=1|chapter=Captain Tsubasa 2000: Millennium Dream|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} In the two-part story Captain Tsubasa: Golden Dream, Barcelona faces Japan's Júbilo Iwata, resulting in the first time Tsubasa faces Misaki.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼短編集 Dream Field|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Short Stories: Dream Field|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=2006|isbn=978-4088770819|volume=1|chapter=Captain Tsubasa: Golden Dream|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} In the five-part story Captain Tsubasa 25th Anniversary, Japan's team plays against a team composed of famous international players.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼短編集 Dream Field|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Short Stories: Dream Field|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=2006|isbn=978-4088771106|volume=2|chapter=Captain Tsubasa 25th Anniversary|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}} In the one-shot Captain Tsubasa: Golden-23 - Japan Dream 2006, Tsubasa is a part of a Japanese team that plays against a team from Germany.{{cite book|title=キャプテン翼短編集 Dream Field|trans-title=Captain Tsubasa Short Stories: Dream Field|language=ja|publisher=Shueisha|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|year=2006|isbn=978-4088771106|volume=2|chapter=Captain Tsubasa: Golden-23 - Japan Dream 2006|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}

In 2008, Takahashi wrote the one-shot Captain Tsubasa: Endless Dream that is set after the franchise's first story arc; Tsubasa is depressed because Roberto has left him. His friends and rivals cheer him up by telling him he still has comrades thanks to football.{{cite magazine|title=Weekly Shōnen Jump|publisher=Shueisha|issue=36|year=2008}} In the one-shot Captain Tsubasa Tokubetsu Hen: Live Together 2010, a test match between Japan and Argentina takes place.{{cite magazine|title=Monthly Young Jump|publisher=Shueisha|issue=6|year=2010}} A trilogy of light novels written by Hitomi Wada based on Captain Tsubasa retell the events of Tsubasa's childhood depicted in the series' first story arc.{{cite web|url=http://miraibunko.jp/book/978-4-08-321186-7|script-title=ja:キャプテン翼１

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}} Another one-shot, Captain Tsubasa Boyhood Arc, focuses on Tsubasa's teenage years.{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-27/captain-tsubasa-manga-gets-new-elementary-school-spinoff/.128305|title=Captain Tsubasa Manga Gets New Elementary School Spinoff|work=Anime News Network|date=February 27, 2018}} Outside the franchise, Tsubasa has been mentioned in Hungry Heart: Wild Striker, another manga by Takahashi.{{cite book|title=ハングリーハート|trans-title=Hungry Heart|volume=1|isbn=4-253-20375-2|publisher=Akita Shoten|language=ja|year=2002|author=Takahashi, Yōichi|page=62|author-link=Yōichi Takahashi}}

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Tsubasa has been popular with Japanese readers of the series. In 1985, he topped the series' popularity poll with 11,740 votes.{{cite magazine |trans-title= Captain Tsubasa heated fight special |title=キャプテン翼 熱闘スペシャル|publisher= Shueisha |date= August 2018 |issue= 280|page=178}} His rank fell in 2005 to fifth position with 1,123 votes.{{cite magazine |title=Weekly Young Jump |publisher= Shueisha |date= January 2005 |issue= #4·5 ~ #13}} In a Newtype poll, Tsubasa was voted the 21st-most-popular male anime character from the 1980s.{{cite journal | journal=Newtype | publisher=Kadokawa Shoten | title=Newtype's Top 30 Male and Female Characters of Each Decade | date=March 2010 | language=ja}} During the 2006 World Cup. Tsubasa was depicted on the new bottle design for Kirin Nuda, the official drink of Japan's soccer team.{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-06-09/captain-tsubasa-joins-japanese-soccer-team|title=Captain Tsubasa Joins Japanese Soccer Team|work=Anime News Network|access-date=April 21, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422151746/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-06-09/captain-tsubasa-joins-japanese-soccer-team|archive-date=April 22, 2018}} Tsubasa and Misaki appeared in a video promoting the Tokyo 2020 Olympics that was presented at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Summer Olympics.{{cite news|url=http://kotaku.com/the-tokyo-olympics-could-be-the-geekiest-olympics-yet-1785580547|title=The Tokyo Olympics Could Be The Geekiest Olympics Yet|author=Brian Ashcraft|newspaper=Kotaku|access-date=February 10, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211155505/http://kotaku.com/the-tokyo-olympics-could-be-the-geekiest-olympics-yet-1785580547|archive-date=February 11, 2017}}

Several statues of Tsubasa have appeared in Katsushika, Tokyo; the first one was placed in a park in March 2013. By March 2014, two statues of Hyuga and Misaki were added; Takahashi said, "The captain [Tsubasa] must be happy to have his teammates around".{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/03/18/national/capt-tsubasa-manga-character-statues-erected/#.WvIkcKQvyUl|title='Capt. Tsubasa' manga character statues erected

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|date=August 9, 2015|access-date=May 10, 2018}} The panel showing Tsubasa and Misaki simultaneously kicking a football— known as the "Twin Shot"—was depicted in a bronze statue that was created in 2018 and sited in Katsushika.{{cite news|url=https://en.japantravel.com/article/captain-tsubasa-road-to-katsushika/42494|title=Captain Tsubasa: Road to Katsushika|newspaper=Japan Travel|access-date=April 21, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422133228/https://en.japantravel.com/article/captain-tsubasa-road-to-katsushika/42494|archive-date=April 22, 2018}} In 2014, another statue of the Twin Shot was sponsored by Adidas and sited in displayed in Hysan Place to commemorate that year's World Cup in Brazil.{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-06-08/giant-captain-tsubasa-statues-tower-over-downtown-hong-kong/.75333|title=Giant Captain Tsubasa Statues Tower Over Downtown Hong Kong|work=Anime News Network|date=June 8, 2014|access-date=May 12, 2018|author=Dong, Bamboo}} In a match from Japan for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the Japanese fans held a tifo featuring an illustration from the manga with multiple message that supported the team.{{cite news|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-07-03/twitter-celebrates-japan-soccer-team-world-cup-journey/.133727|title=Twitter Celebrates Japan Soccer Team's World Cup Journey|author=Sherman, Jennifer|newspaper=Anime News Network|access-date=July 8, 2018}}

Barcelona FC expressed delight at Tsubasa's joining of its fictional counterpart because of the impact the character had.{{cite web|url=https://jw-webmagazine.com/zinedine-zidane-starts-playing-soccer-because-of-captain-tsubasa-f1e10b31b64|title=Zinedine Zidane Starts Playing Football because of Captain Tsubasa|publisher=Webmeagazine|date=December 17, 2016|access-date=April 23, 2018}} The translator of the manga's Arabic edition, Kassoumah Mhd Obada, said he wanted its readers to be inspired by Tsubasa's hard work to live a healthy life despite their country's problems.{{cite web|url=http://annx.asianews.network/content/arabic-edition-%E2%80%98captain-tsubasa%E2%80%99-manga-aims-inspire-syrian-refugees-45318|title=Arabic edition of 'Captain Tsubasa' manga aims to inspire Syrian refugees|publisher=Annx|date=May 9, 2017|access-date=April 23, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180430005618/http://annx.asianews.network/content/arabic-edition-%E2%80%98captain-tsubasa%E2%80%99-manga-aims-inspire-syrian-refugees-45318|archive-date=April 30, 2018}}

Tsubasa is one of the most popular manga and anime characters in Japan's history. According to the book American Soccer: History, Culture, Class, Tsubasa was an inspiration throughout the world due to his portrayal in the story.{{cite book|title=American Soccer: History, Culture, Class|page=45|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=808mBgAAQBAJ&q=tsubasa+ozora&pg=PA37|isbn=978-0786496280|year=2015|chapter=Chapter 2|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427045438/https://books.google.com/books?id=808mBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA37&dq=tsubasa+ozora&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjwpNS-wdjaAhWFFZAKHVkKACYQuwUIPzAC#v=onepage&q=tsubasa%20ozora&f=false|archive-date=2018-04-27|last1=Reck|first1=Gregory G.|last2=Dick|first2=Bruce Allen|publisher=McFarland }} The book Sport, Literature, Society: Cultural Historical Studies calls him one of "Japan's greatest soccer heroes" because of his characterization and skills but because the series was not published in North America, few people from the United States are familiar with him, which led to Tsubasa being called a "tried-and-true, full-fledged fictional cartoon".{{Citation | editor1=Tadié, Alexis | editor2=Mangan, J. A | editor3=Chaudhuri, Supriya | title=Sport, Literature, Society: Cultural Historical Studies | date=2014 | publisher=Routledge | isbn=978-0-415-82568-9|pages=36–37 }} According to Huffington Post, because Captain Tsubasa spawned multiple manga series, Tsubasa and Wakabayashi have been regarded as icons for multiple generations.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.es/2018/04/03/oliver-y-benji-vuelven-a-la-television-con-un-remake-de-52-episodios_a_23401840/|title=Oliver y Benji vuelven a la televisión con un 'remake' de 52 episodios|date=3 April 2018|trans-title=Oliver and Benji return to television with a remake of 52 episodes|publisher=HuffingTonPost|language=es|access-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423033509/https://www.huffingtonpost.es/2018/04/03/oliver-y-benji-vuelven-a-la-television-con-un-remake-de-52-episodios_a_23401840/|archive-date=April 23, 2018}}

In The Imperial Sportive: Sporting Lives in the Service of Modern Japan, Sandra Collins stated the series was successful because of the lead character's intense discipline within social groups and his rivalries.{{cite journal|last1=Collins|first1=Sandra|title=The Imperial Sportive: Sporting Lives in the Service of Modern Japan|journal=The International Journal of the History of Sport|date=August 2012|volume=29|issue=12|pages=1729–1743|doi=10.1080/09523367.2012.714938|s2cid=144293322}} Hobby Consolas enjoyed Tsubasa's struggle against the strongest players from Thailand during a PlayStation game.{{cite web|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/opiniones/captain-tsubasa-j-get-tomorrow-playstation-x-63318|title=Captain Tsubasa J Get in the Tomorrow - PlayStation X|date=10 November 2011|publisher=Hobby Consolas|language=es|access-date=April 21, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422132850/https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/opiniones/captain-tsubasa-j-get-tomorrow-playstation-x-63318|archive-date=April 22, 2018}} THEM Anime Reviews wrote that Tsubasa obtained an international reputation despite being better known in Western countries as "Oliver Atom".{{cite web|url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=87|title=Captain Tsubasa|publisher=Them Anime Reviews|access-date=April 21, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422133917/https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=87|archive-date=April 22, 2018}} Tsubasa's debut in the 2018 anime was praised by Zona Freak because of the way he engaged Wakabayashi in a challenge involving kicking a ball under a truck.{{cite web|url=http://www.zonafreak.com.ar/resena-super-campeones-capitan-tsubasa-2018-episodio-1/|title=Reseña: Super Campeones (Capitan Tsubasa) 2018 – Episodio 1|trans-title=Review: Super Champions (Captain Tsubasa) 2018 - Episode 1|publisher=Zona Freak|language=es|access-date=April 21, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422134446/http://www.zonafreak.com.ar/resena-super-campeones-capitan-tsubasa-2018-episodio-1/|archive-date=April 22, 2018}} Mouse agreed the scene in which Tsubasa bonds with his football after he almost dies in a road accident is faithful to the first anime.{{cite web|url=http://mouse.latercera.com/el-remake-de-los-super-campeones-es-todo-lo-que-esperas/|title=El remake de Los Super Campeones es todo lo que esperas|date=3 April 2018|trans-title=The remake of the Super Champions is everything you hope|language=es|publisher=Mouse|access-date=April 21, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180422201956/http://mouse.latercera.com/el-remake-de-los-super-campeones-es-todo-lo-que-esperas/|archive-date=April 22, 2018}} While noting similarities between the lives of Tsubasa and Kazuyoshi Miura, the book The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Seven noted a major contrast between them; while Tsubasa is usually cheerful and proves himself as a skilled player despite his move to Brazil, Miura's life was far more challenging in his early years and his life in Brazil.{{cite book|title=The Blizzard - The Football Quarterly: Issue Twenty Seven|year=2017|asin=B078855JCQ|publisher=Amazon Digital Services LLC|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zs5CDwAAQBAJ&q=captain+tsubasa+inspiration&pg=PA6|pages=67–68}} In a review of the New Captain Tsubasa OVAs, THEM Anime Reviews noted that while the voice actor Akari Hibino is using a high-pitched voice for Tsubasa, the voice sounded strange and comparing it with Goku, the main character of the anime Dragon Ball because both characters are played by women regardless of their growth.{{cite web|url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=90|title=New Captain Tsubasa|publisher=THEM Anime Reviews|access-date=May 16, 2018}}

According to David Martinez of Hobby Consolas, after Tsubasa's Barcelona debut, Tsubasa and his friends return to Japan to play for their country but their situation within the European clubs is more entertaining.{{cite web|url=https://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/oliver-benji-asi-termino-mitica-serie-campeones-63258|author=Martinez, David|title=Oliver y Benji - Así terminó la mítica serie Campeones|date=3 August 2016|trans-title=Oliver and Benji - This is how the mythic series ended|publisher=Hobby Consolas|language=es|access-date=April 21, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009180707/http://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/oliver-benji-asi-termino-mitica-serie-campeones-63258|archive-date=October 9, 2017}} A writer for Nippon said Tsubasa had become one of the most likable fictional characters because of his dream and career, which influenced others. Espinof wrote that one of series' most notable features is that Tsubasa's skills allow him to score goals and that his training with his teammates also appealed to readers. His passion for football and his relationship with Wakabayashi were also praised.{{cite web|url=https://www.espinof.com/entretenimiento/oliver-y-benji-nostalgia-tv|title='Oliver y Benji', Nostalgia TV|trans-title=Oliver and Benji, Nostalgia TV|publisher=Espinof|date=April 4, 2010|access-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423034450/https://www.espinof.com/entretenimiento/oliver-y-benji-nostalgia-tv|archive-date=April 23, 2018}} The audience also found the character's search to become a champion appealing.{{cite book|title=Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style - The Three Markets: Volume 2|publisher=Focal Press|year=2015|asin=B0171ZQX8O|page=369|author=Bendazzi, Giannalberto}}

Several of Tsubasa's soccer techniques have been imitated by real-life players such as Julian Draxler and Abel Hernández.{{cite news|url=http://www.marca.com/futbol/2017/04/03/58e22fb2e5fdea84348b45d4.html|title=10 jugadas de Oliver y Benji que se vieron en la vida real: catapulta infernal, tiro del águila...|trans-title=10 moves of Olver and Benji that were seen in real life: The Infernal Catapult, the Eagle Shot...|newspaper=Marca|date=April 3, 2017|access-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180301035806/http://www.marca.com/futbol/2017/04/03/58e22fb2e5fdea84348b45d4.html|archive-date=March 1, 2018}} James Rodríguez said he related to the character when watching the television series, which he enjoyed because of Tsubasa's playing techniques and relationship with his father.{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Yy10DgAAQBAJ&q=oliver+atom&pg=PT18|title=James The Incredible Number 10 (English Edition) Kindle|isbn=978-1938591389|year=2017|chapter=Chapter 4|publisher=Sole Books|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427045414/https://books.google.com/books?id=Yy10DgAAQBAJ&pg=PT18&dq=oliver+atom&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6vO6_u9jaAhWID5AKHZC0CmwQuwUIPTAD#v=onepage&q=oliver%20atom&f=false|archive-date=2018-04-27}}{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X4i0CgAAQBAJ&q=oliver+atom&pg=PT22|title=James Rodríguez: El vals de Colombia|trans-title=James Rodriguez: The Vals of Colombiea|isbn=978-84-15726-48-7|year=2015|chapter=Envigado, fabrica de futbolista|publisher=Al Poste|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180427045023/https://books.google.com/books?id=X4i0CgAAQBAJ&pg=PT22&dq=oliver+atom&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi6vO6_u9jaAhWID5AKHZC0CmwQuwUIWjAI#v=onepage&q=oliver%20atom&f=false|archive-date=2018-04-27}} On his Instagram account, André-Pierre Gignac also expressed a liking for Tsubasa, comparing him with himself.{{cite web|url=https://www.publimetro.com.mx/mx/deportes/2017/12/01/oliver-atom-gran-idolo-gignac.html|title=Oliver Atom, el gran ídolo de Gignac|trans-title=Oliver Atom, the big idol of Gignac|publisher=Publimetro|date=December 1, 2017|access-date=April 23, 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424072246/https://www.publimetro.com.mx/mx/deportes/2017/12/01/oliver-atom-gran-idolo-gignac.html|archive-date=April 24, 2018}} Japan's Hidetoshi Nakata, Italy's Alessandro Del Piero and Chile's Alexis Sánchez have also been influenced by Tsubasa.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_10-5-2002_pg2_12 |title=Leading News Resource of Pakistan |newspaper=Daily Times |date=May 10, 2002 |access-date=August 27, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017205058/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_10-5-2002_pg2_12 |archive-date=October 17, 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.lacuarta.cl/contenido/21_34195_9.shtml|title=La Cuarta Cibernetica: El Diario popular|newspaper=Lacuarta|access-date=August 27, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601153022/http://www.lacuarta.cl/contenido/21_34195_9.shtml|archive-date=June 1, 2009}} Spanish player Fernando Torres stated that he aspired to become a professional footballer because he had enjoyed seeing Tsubasa on television and wished to be like him. Tsubasa and Misaki's "ridiculous" yet appealing Twin Shot move inspired some children to try to emulate it according to EifSoccer.{{cite web|url=http://www.eifsoccer.com/leagues/international/captain-tsubasa/|title=Dreaming of Glory: How Captain Tsubasa Inspired a Generation|publisher=EifSoccer|date=August 13, 2015|author=Horcel, Thomas|access-date=April 22, 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145743/http://www.eifsoccer.com/leagues/international/captain-tsubasa/|archive-date=April 12, 2018}}

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